SLI or single?

[scoobertscoobydoo]

ok, i now have the 7800GTX, next week i will be stepping up to the 7900GTX. i can sell it on the ebay for allmost 600, and that would buy 2 7900GT's.

my use is,

1600X1200, 85HRz
BF2 mostly.

my current setup is below, and i have the 32X board, so SLI is just a plug away.

what would give me more FPS?
what will look beter, i love eye candy.

 

[bront]

You can sell a 7800 GTX on Ebay for $600? There are some dumb people out there then, since a 7900 GT is as good or better. (Or did you mean selling the 7900 GTX?)

As for SLI, look at the benchmarks, personaly I don't think $600 is worth it for any card, but I'd rather have 1 card than 2. Less heat, less power drain, less noise, and still great performance out of the GTX. Besides, the 7900 GTX is a great overclocker (though so is the 7900 GT).

Honestly, you might be happier with getting a 7900 GT and a new Hard drive, or monitor, or even just pocketing it and saving it for later or something else (Games aren't cheep either)

 

[scoobertscoobydoo]

You can sell a 7800 GTX on Ebay for $600? There are some dumb people out there then, since a 7900 GT is as good or better. (Or did you mean selling the 7900 GTX?)

As for SLI, look at the benchmarks, personaly I don't think $600 is worth it for any card, but I'd rather have 1 card than 2. Less heat, less power drain, less noise, and still great performance out of the GTX. Besides, the 7900 GTX is a great overclocker (though so is the 7900 GT).

Honestly, you might be happier with getting a 7900 GT and a new Hard drive, or monitor, or even just pocketing it and saving it for later or something else (Games aren't cheep either)

7900GTX sells for 600 on ebay, i have a step-up from EVGA for the upgrade.

 

[scoobertscoobydoo]

So one you get your 7900GTX from the step-up program, you can use it and add another 7900GTX if you have the money, but dual 7900GTs are better than a single 7900GTX.

unfortionally i dont have another $500 to drop. how mutch faster will the 7900GT's be then the 7900gtx single?

any benches like that?

 

[scoobertscoobydoo]

looks like 12 frames accross the board.....

 

[scoobertscoobydoo]

whats the deal with the phyics processor? does it go into a 16X slot also?

 

[mdd1963]

"how mutch faster will the 7900GT's be then the 7900gtx single?
"

Check out benchmarks at www.firingsquad.com look for the review of the 7900gt/gtx from a few weeks ago...

the SLI gt combo for approx $600 total is about 40-50% faster than a single gtx usually...

(As to your 7800GTX card(s)...are they gtx512 variants? As I can't imagine anyone would fork out $600 for a 7800GTX(256) card that is outperformed by an off the shelf 7900GT costing $299...!)

 

[mdd1963]

"whats the deal with the phyics processor? does it go into a 16X slot also?"

Details of this implementation are rather sketch at best, but I'd guess they will require at least an SLI mainboard, and perhaps an x 8 slot...

As Nvidia/ATI are also working on physics implementation/optimizing software/drivers for their SLi/Crossfire drivers, it will be an interesting battle for supremacy as it develps!

Can't wait to see some benchmark battles!

 

[illicitsc]

1. ur screwed
2. no idiot would buy a 7800gtx
3. keep the 7800gtx and be a man and suck it up

 

[mdd1963]

"2. no idiot would buy a 7800gtx "

There are probably thousands of willing buffoons on E-bay that are unaware that the 7900GT will defeat a normal 7800GTX (256)...

 

[angry_ducky]

People will pay crazy prices for stuff on eBay. You could overclock the 7800GTX and say that it's a one of a kind, and that it performs better than any one that you can buy.

 

[scoobertscoobydoo]

there are some buffoons that cant read...

i will be stepping up to the 7900GTX. i can sell it on the ebay for allmost 600

 

[scoobertscoobydoo]

1. ur screwed
2. no idiot would buy a 7800gtx
3. keep the 7800gtx and be a man and suck it up

this is also coming from someone who has a $90 vid card, lol.

 

[scoobertscoobydoo]

lets get back on topic, please

 

[angry_ducky]

1. ur screwed
2. no idiot would buy a 7800gtx
3. keep the 7800gtx and be a man and suck it up

this is also coming from someone who has a $90 vid card, lol.

I have a $90 video card. Or maybe it's $85. The nice thing is that if I fry it overclocking too high, I'm not out $300. It'll give me a reason to buy a $300 video card .

Can I have your 7800GTX when you get the 7900? Please.

 

[scoobertscoobydoo]

its getting stepped up....

and it is still a $450 card, not 300.